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Where possible, differences in time requirements and inputs used both on the farmer's own plot as well as actual use on the 7ICTA" plot, should be deterriined and recorded. Yield information should also be obtained. These data provide much iore realistic information or hw the practice or technology will work in the hands of the farmers and, in particular, Provide much better estimates of the risk factor than is available from the Farm Trials. But if the farmer indiscriminately harvests the two plots and yield data are not available: the t'-t should rot be considered !Oist, because the farmer obviously has made up his ,iind about the practice. Whether his decision is positive or negative   he has evaluated the technology and the following planting season his  decision will be evident in what he does.

      Although ICTA does not have extension responsibilitics. it is obvious that Farners^ Tests (and to some extent Farm Trials) initiate the procdss of technology transfer. Recognizing that the Institute must promote the use of its technology over a sufficiently wide number of ases to validate its evaluation process, this amount zf transfer is considered appropriate for research purposes. The coordination of this activity with extengion is covered in another section.


 EVALUATION

      It is in the year following the Farmers' Tests, that ICTA again becomes the evaluator. This time, the evaluation is with regard to the icceptance or rejection of the technology by the farmers who conducted the Tests. If a high proportion put the technology into practice over a large part of their land, it can be considered well accepted. In this case, it can be recommended to the Extension Servbcc as a technology that will be readily received. When the farmers reject the practice, attempts are rade -to Jeteriaine why. and thz then if it still looks promising, it will go back to one of the previous stops in the technology generating process for further development. If the Practice has been rejected for reasons which cannot immediately be corrected, it joins the Pool of basic information for future use and reference.